While casually leaning on the boardwalk rail at Magee last year with two other women while chatting and watching birds, a Red-winged Blackbird landed, sidled over to one of the women and pecked her. So this year, when I was again leaning on the boardwalk rail at Magee and noticed a Red-winged Blackbird land near me and start sidling my way, I got out of the way! Karen On Mon, May 20, 2019, 11:22 AM KOMJATI <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Perhaps it had a nest nearby? A red winged blackbird jumped onto a woman’s > arm at Magee and everyone thought it was cute. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 20, 2019, at 10:33 AM, spacechick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I was leisurely birding near the Coventry Road bridge and Lover's Lane > when a red winged blackbird landed on my head. Luckily I was wearing a > hat. This is a well trafficked area, so these birds could be a danger to > the general public, as well. > > Has anyone else had similar, recent problems? > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for > hosting this mailing list. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or > comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for > hosting this mailing list. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or > comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]